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Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps
the Government has taken to implement the recommendations of the Race in the workplace:
the McGregor-Smith review, published on 28 February 2017.

<p>The Government has been working with Business in the Community and others to provide
support and guidance to employers in implementing the McGregor-Smith review recommendations.
In March 2017 the first annual best employer for race list was opened with 66 employers
listed. In October 2017 BITC published the ‘let’s talk about race’ booklet and a portal
of best practice for employers.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2018, the Prime Minister
launched a consultation on how best to implement mandatory ethnicity pay reporting
and we will set out next steps in due course. Alongside this, the Race at Work Charter
was announced which commits signatories to effective practices that support fairness
at work. So far over 160 employers have signed up.</p><p> </p><p>The Government commissioned
a ‘One year on’ report to assess the extent to which the review’s recommendations
had been implemented and this was published in October 2018.</p>

<p>The number of older women in employment is at a record high. There are now 4.9
million women aged 50 and over in the workforce compared to 4.2 million five years
ago.</p><p>We will spend £55 billion [£55.4bn] this year (2019/20) on benefits to
support disabled people and people with health conditions. This is around 2.5% of
GDP, and over 6% of government spending, and as a share of GDP, the UK’s public spending
is second highest in the G7, bar Germany [OECD 2015 data].</p><p>To support women
to remain and return to the labour market, the Government has removed the Default
Retirement Age meaning most people can choose when to retire, and extended the right
to request flexible working to all employees with 26 weeks’ continuous service with
their employer.</p><p>We have appointed a Business Champion for Older Workers to engage
and influence employers both strategically and in terms of practical advice.</p><p>In
February 2017, the UK Government published “Fuller Working Lives: a partnership approach”
to set out the role employers, individuals and Government can play in supporting fuller
working lives. <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587654/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587654/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach.pdf</a></p><p>Through
the National Retraining Partnership, a strategic partnership between Government, the
Confederation of British Industry and the Trades Union Congress, Government is developing
the National Retraining Scheme. The National Retraining Scheme will help prepare adults
for the future changes to the economy, including those brought about by automation,
and help them retrain into better jobs.</p><p>And in February this year, DWP launched
an online web page which brings together money, job and health elements of the mid-life
MOT. <a href="https://www.yourpension.gov.uk/mid-life-mot/" target="_blank">https://www.yourpension.gov.uk/mid-life-mot/</a></p><p>To
support employers, Business in The Community has also created MOT guides that support
businesses. <a href="https://age.bitc.org.uk/tools-impact-stories/toolkits" target="_blank">https://age.bitc.org.uk/tools-impact-stories/toolkits</a></p>

<p>Access to education is a fundamental right for every child. In recent months, DFID
has announced three initiatives which demonstrate the UK’s continuing commitment to
improving access to education in developing countries.</p><p>a) The Inclusive Education
Initiative to support marginalised children, particularly those with disabilities,
who find it the hardest to attend school.</p><p>b) In Nigeria, the Partnership for
Learning for All programme, which will benefit up to 2 million children through improved
teaching, school quality and education delivery.</p><p>c) The global Education Technology
Hub, which is researching solutions that work in low-income settings to increase access
to learning materials and help improve how children learn.</p>

<p>Government policy is for developers to pay the costs of upgrading or enhancing
road, rail or other transport networks or services where there is a need to cope with
additional passengers travelling to and from expanded or growing airports. Where the
scheme has a wider range of beneficiaries, the Government will consider, along with
other relevant stakeholders, the need for additional public funding on a case-by-case
basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Western Rail Link to Heathrow is being promoted by Network
Rail and is expected to benefit both airport and non-airport users. The scheme must
demonstrate a satisfactory business case; with the cost to the public purse being
a factor. The Department and Network Rail are engaged with Heathrow Airport Limited,
the Civil Aviation Authority and Her Majesty’s Treasury on this issue and to comment
further would prejudice the department’s commercial position.</p><p> </p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he
will take to encourage the Sudanese Transitional Military Council to reopen a dialogue
with the protesters in Khartoum.

<p>On 3 June, the Foreign Secretary condemned the attack on protestors by Sudanese
security forces, and held the Transitional Military Council (TMC) fully responsible.
We also expressed serious concern over TMC's announcement that it would cease negotiations
and called for an agreed transfer of power to a civilian-led government. Our Embassy
in Khartoum calls on members of the TMC both in public and directly the steps that
needed to be taken to improve the situation in Sudan, including the release of all
political detainees.</p><p>We look to the TMC now to take appropriate steps to provide
confidence for protestors and create the conditions necessary for the resumption of
dialogue, which includes investigation into the 3 June attack and Freedom of Media
and the Internet being switched back on. We have said that the TMC must re-engage
in the political process with the protestors and opposition to ensure an agreed transfer
of power to a civilian-led authority, as demanded by the Sudanese people, in a swift,
orderly and peaceful manner. The UK will continue to engage with all sides to support
a settlement that works for all Sudanese people.</p>

<p>Following the internal review of provisions for parents or premature, sick and
multiple babies that was conducted by the Department, we will consult on options for
providing further support to the parents of premature, sick and multiple babies before
the end of the Summer. The consultation will be informed by the findings of this review.</p><p>
</p><p>I am very grateful to Bliss, The Smallest Things and TAMBA for the support
that they have provided to BEIS officials on this matter.</p>

<p>In April last year the Government published its Serious Violence Strategy which
sets out our response to violent crime including knife crime, gun crime and homicides.
It also sets out our action in relation to tackling gang related crime through our
Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation and our continued support for local areas through
this programme.</p><p>We are making progress in the delivery of our Strategy and have
already provided funding to support 29 projects through our Early Intervention Youth
Fund, supported the launch of the new National County Lines Coordination Centre in
September 2018 and delivered our #knifefree campaigns.</p><p>In March this year the
Chancellor also announced a further £100m of funding to support police efforts to
tackle serious violence. £65m has been allocated to support the police with £35m being
made available to support the creation of Violence Reductions Units.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the
Answer of 23 May 2019 to Question 256393 on Legislation: Electronic Government, what
his timescale is for bringing that resource up to date.

<p>Close to 99% of primary legislation is now up to date and The National Archives
have plans in place to prioritise the remainder for completion by the end of the current
financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The National Archives is the official archive and publisher
for the UK government. Publishing all UK legislation is a core part of the remit of
the Keeper of Public Records in his capacity as The Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament,
Government Printer of Northern Ireland and Queen’s Printer for Scotland.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps
his Department has taken in response to the motion agreed by the House of Commons
on 1 May 2019 declaring a climate emergency.

<p>The Government fully recognises the urgency of acting on climate change.</p><p>
</p><p>I am pleased to confirm that on 12th June, the Government laid draft legislation
to set a new net zero greenhouse gas emissions target for the UK, to be delivered
by 2050. This world-leading target will bring to an end our contribution to climate
change. We already have a strong foundation of action and leadership to build from,
having cut our emissions by 42% since 1990 while growing the economy by 72%. And we
are providing at least £5.8bn of international climate finance between 2016 and 2020
to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change,
reduce deforestation and pursue clean economic growth.</p>

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number
of non-UK EU citizens living in the UK who were unable to register to vote in the
European parliamentary elections in (a) Slough (b) the UK.

<p>Cabinet Office does not hold information on the number of non-UK EU citizens, resident
in<br>the UK, who do or do not register to vote in European Parliamentary elections</p><p>Estimates
of the number of eligible people on the registers for electoral events are<br>published
by the Electoral Commission following each poll, but have not previously<br>included
a breakdown of the numbers of EU citizens eligible to vote. These reports are<br>available
online at: www.electoralcommission.org.uk.</p><p>Each Electoral Registration Officer
maintains a register for their own local area. Some<br>headline registration statistics
by area are collated and published annually by the Office for<br>National Statistics,
however, this does not include a breakdown of the numbers of EU<br>citizens registered
to vote. The total number of UK local government electors – which<br>includes EU citizens
– in the year to December 2018 was 47.8 million</p><p>The latest bulletin is available
at:<br>www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration.</p>